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I was listening to the Grateful dead the other day. Specifically the song Truckin' which has the line "living off reds, vitamin C, and Cocaine" what on earth are reds?

Baraka_Guru

Either Secanol (secobarbital) or Marlboro Reds.

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jewels

It was seconals and tuinals, too, I think. Those days were acid and coke to bring you up, reds to mellow you out and get you to sleep.

I dunno, must've heard about it when I was on a trip somewhere.

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ottopilot

As far as slang for drugs... downers, barbs, reds ... etc. very 60's and 70's.

secobarbital is right. takes the edge off the coke.

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